Jaejune Lee plays with a prototype of the Rain Game. (Credit: Jade Cody/«Ƶ Valley School District)

Rain Game brings science learning to children in the hospital

June 4, 2018

Brian Jernigan is working to bring science learning to students who can’t come to class in person: young patients in pediatric hospitals. That goal was on display May 17 in Mark Appling’s class at Ryan Elementary School in Lafayette, Colorado. There, third-grader Jaejune Lee played with an unusual toy. A...

Virginia Ferguson and Jana Milford

BOLD Center announces new faculty fellows

May 21, 2018

Last year The BOLD Center launched a new fellowship aimed at supporting diversity across the curriculum and the college. Recipients are awarded up to $10,000 to launch projects or initiatives that support and encourage diversity and inclusion at CU Engineering. The BOLD Center’s second cohort of faculty fellows are: Daniel...

Students at graduation.

Celebrating the Class of 2018

May 11, 2018

Students, faculty, family, and friends packed Macky Hall Thursday to celebrate the «Ƶ Department of Mechanical Engineering Spring and Summer Class of 2018. Congratulations to all our BS, BS/MS, MS, and PhD graduates, with an special shout out to the students below, who received awards or recognition...

Ross Fischer:

Ross Fischer: From Grand Valley to Globetrotter

May 9, 2018

Those who call Colorado's Grand Valley home have probably heard about its “curse.” Local lore says that unless they collect sand from specific locales to break an Ute curse, residents who dare to leave the valley are destined to return one day. Whether that’s a blessing or a curse, mechanical...

Sam Whitman

Whitman earns Blue Waters fellowship, supercomputer access.

May 7, 2018

Congratulations to mechanical engineering PhD student Samuel Whitman for earning a 2018 Blue Waters Graduate Fellowship! The fellowship is awarded by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and recognizes ten students across the United States annually. The program provides awardees with a year of full-time research support, including a stipend...

Two graphs showing pollution rates from 2005-2016.

U.S. gains in air quality are slowing down

May 4, 2018

Study indicates challenges of meeting ozone goals After decades of progress in cleaning up air quality, U.S. improvements for two key air pollutants have slowed significantly in recent years, new research concludes. The unexpected finding indicates that it may be more difficult than previously realized for the nation to achieve...

Marina Vance with her award.

Marina Vance recognized as Outstanding Young Alumna

May 3, 2018

Congratulations to mechanical engineering assistant professor Marina Vance for being honored with an Outstanding Young Alumni by her alma mater, Virginia Tech. The VA Tech Academy of Distinguished Alumni recognizes alumni of the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for their accomplishments and commitment to the...

 Adjustable Drill Apparatus Team photo.

Engineering Projects Expo 2018 takes over Coors Events Center

April 30, 2018

Lights flashed, buzzers rang and attendees watched with rapt attention at the home of «Ƶ basketball – but with 143 teams in attendance, this was no basketball game. Welcome to the first ever CU «Ƶ College of Engineering and Applied Science college-wide Engineering Projects Expo, where hundreds...

Curtis Huggins

Research Spotlight - Curtis Huggins

April 27, 2018

During the summer of my sophomore year my dad and I built a 20’x30’x18’ active solar greenhouse which circulates air between two plenums connected by 900 ft of perforated corrugated pipe within a 3000 cubic foot soil heatsink below the greenhouse. The system captures daytime heat and moisture, stores it...

Katherine Cummins

Katherine Cummins earns prestigious NDSEG fellowship

April 26, 2018

Two students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have been awarded the prestigious National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship that will pay for their research and other expenses for the next three years. Paid for by the Department of Defense, the NDSEG fellowship is a grant...

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